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Court Rules that the FTC Rule Banning Non-Competition Clauses in Employment Agreements is Unlawful and Order Has “Nationwide...

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On August 20, 2024, the Northern District of Texas in the case of Ryan, LLC v. Federal Trade Commission granted summary judgment to the Plaintiff Ryan, LLC, enjoining the FTC from implementing its rule banning non-compete...more

Array

This Week in eDiscovery: The Cost of Securing Sensitive Data, Responding to Discovery Issues

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Every week, the Array team reviews the latest news and analysis about the evolving field of eDiscovery to bring you the topics and trends you need to know. This week’s post covers the period of August 19-25. Here’s what’s...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

DraftKings Dispute with Former Executive Presents Battle Over Choice of Law for Non-Compete Agreements

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The ongoing battle between DraftKings Inc. and its former executive, Michael Hermalyn, remains contentious, with the District of Massachusetts’ decision to enforce Hermalyn’s non-compete now appealed and argued to the First...more

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EV Trade Secrets Litigation Series: Tesla v. Rivian – A High-Stakes Legal Showdown

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Continuing our series on electric vehicle (EV) trade secret litigation, see here and here, a California judge has tentatively given Tesla the green light to proceed with a trial against rival Rivian in March of 2025. This...more

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EV Trade Secret Litigation Continues to Boom with Tesla Suing Its Supplier Over EV Battery Technology Theft

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The rise in trade secrets litigation in the electric vehicle (“EV”) sector continues with Tesla filing another lawsuit: this time against its own equipment supplier. On June 14, 2024, Tesla filed a complaint in the Northern...more

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IRS Data Leak Hits Home: Actions for Taxpayers in the Wake of the Littlejohn IRS Data Breach

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has begun the process of informing over 70,000 taxpayers that their confidential tax information was leaked in a widespread breach by a former IRS contractor. Those impacted should take...more

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FTC Issues Final Rule Banning (Almost All) Non-Compete Agreements

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On May 7, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a Final Rule that renders invalid non-compete clauses in standard employment agreements. 16 C.F.R. § 910. Although some limited exceptions apply, this new regulation...more

Hinckley Allen

Federal Trade Commission Issues Final Rule Prohibiting Non-Compete Agreements (UPDATED)

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In the article below we informed you that the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) approved and issued a final rule effectively banning non-compete agreements nationwide (“Final Rule”).  At the time, all we knew about the...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Analysis of FTC Non-Compete Ban Legal Challenges: Does the Ban Pass Constitutional Muster? (And Other Issues)

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On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted in a 3 to 2 decision along party lines to adopt its Final Non-Compete Clause Rule (“Noncompete Rule”) banning post-employment non-compete clauses between employers...more

Rumberger | Kirk

FTC Issues Final Rule Banning Non-Compete Agreements

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On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission voted in favor of issuing a Final Rule banning non-compete agreements, declaring them an unfair method of competition.  The Final Rule will go into effect 120 days after being...more

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC

FTC Issues Rule Banning Employee Non-Compete Agreements

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On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 in favor of issuing a final rule that will essentially ban employers’ use of non-compete agreements in the workplace. Although the FTC’s non-compete rule isn’t...more

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The Era Of The Non-Compete Agreement Is Ending – Or Is it?

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The wait is over, but the fight is just beginning. Will U.S. employers need to break up with non-compete agreements forever? The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted “yes” earlier this week in pushing through a Final Rule...more

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[Virtual Workshop Transcript + Recording] Deep Dive into Generative AI with eDiscovery Experts

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Editor’s Note: There’s much conversation around how our industry should best use generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) to do our jobs. On March 19, 2024, HaystackID sponsored an EDRM virtual workshop that explored how...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

HHS Cybersecurity Performance Goals and the Healthcare Industry

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The healthcare industry is a major target for cyberattacks because of all of the personal information collected from patients. Recognizing that the healthcare industry is such a ripe hunting ground for cybercriminals, the...more

K2 Integrity

Romance Scams Could Result In Risks For Organizations And Employees

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While romance might be viewed as a personal matter, an employee falling for a romance scam can have a direct impact on an organization’s bottom line. Not only could their performance suffer, but a criminal may try to steal...more

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Defending Against Employee Defection: The Intersectionality of Cybersecurity and Trade Secret Protections in the Digital Age

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Cybersecurity and data protection often involve the protection of data and intellectual property (“IP”), such as trade secrets, from outside threats, but is your company prepared to defend against threats from the inside? The...more

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Mastering the Recipe of Food Technology Intellectual Property

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Patents are increasingly being used to protect innovation in the food technology space. Food technology companies should carefully decide whether to use patents or trade secrets to protect their proprietary assets. ...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

New York State Prepares to Regulate Hospital Cybersecurity Programs

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On November 13, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul announced plans to regulate cybersecurity for New York general hospitals regulated under Article 28 of the Public Health Law. As proposed, the regulations will provide an additional...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

What Employers Need to Know About the EEOC’s Proposed Guidance On Workplace Harassment

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") released its Proposed Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace. In light of recent legal developments, such as the Bostock v. Clayton County decision, which...more

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[Webinar] Artificial Intelligence Litigation Risks for the Medical Technology Industry - August 29th, 2:00 pm ET

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Partners Jenny Colgate and Jennifer Maisel will present a webinar titled "Artificial Intelligence Litigation Risks for the Medical Technology Industry" for Medmarc, the leading expert in the products liability risks facing...more

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Why Privacy And Trade Secret Law Are On A Collision Course

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Can privacy law and trade secret law coexist, or is compliance with both impossible? We are experiencing the fourth industrial revolution, driven by the rise in data and connectivity, analytics and artificial intelligence....more

Holland & Hart LLP

Minnesota Reforms Law to Ban (Almost) All Noncompete Agreements

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Agreements not to compete have existed as part of the common law for hundreds of years.1 These restraining agreements are designed to reduce economic harm to an employer when a “key” employee departs and are often required at...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Privacy Briefs: July 2023

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A former hospital worker in Arizona was sentenced to 54 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution after pleading guilty to two felony counts involving identity theft and health information disclosure. In the plea deal,...more

Vondran Legal

I got a Strike 3 Holdings subpoena notice from my Internet Service Provider, now what?

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Strike 3 Holding, LLC is a prolific filer of federal copyright infringement actions. They have filed thousands of lawsuits across the United States in states like Illinois, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Florida, Texas...more

Bailey & Glasser, LLP

Friend or Foe? Legal Risks Arising From ChatGPT and Other Generative AI Software

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Recent breakthroughs in generative artificial intelligence (AI) have captured significant media attention. Developers argue that the technology, which learns from data to produce new text, visual, or audio content based on a...more

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